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Monkey Flower


Monkey Flower
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Copyright: Peter Geldart (graffer) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 124 W: 85 N: 137] (675)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-05
Categories: Nature, Macro
Camera: Fujifilm Finepix S9600, Fujinon 28-300mm
Exposure: f/3.6, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-07 10:19
Viewed: 276
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Mimulus

This interesting plant has self-seeded in a trough outside our front door.

A fairly severe crop from the original image to show the markings of one flower head - about 3cm. across.

From Wikipedia:

"Mimulus are called monkey-flowers because some species have flowers shaped like a monkey's face, others have painted faces resembling a monkey. The generic name, Latin mimus meaning "mimic actor", from the Greek mimos meaning "imitator" also references this.

A large number of the species grow in moist to wet soils with some growing even in shallow water. Some species produce copious amounts of aromatic compounds, giving them a musky odour (hence "musk-flowers")".

Read more here.

Taken as RAW: converted in Fuji software to TIFF.
Final PP in PS 7 and FastStone.

Date: 05/06/2008
Time: 18.00
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Stop: F3.6
ISO: 200
Focal length: 28mm [35mm equivalent] - Super Macro setting.
Lighting conditions: Daylight
Flash: No
Tripod: No
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  • tyro Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 218 W: 83 N: 632] (3024)
  • [2008-06-08 15:05]

Hello, Peter.

Wow!

This beauty just jumps out of the screen at me. Fabulous impact of contrasting colours!

Great sharpness throughout too - I suppose that shows the greater depth-of-field that you get with a small sensor (and corresponding short focal length) with your camera as opposed to the equivalent with a DSLR or 35mm.

Excellent!

Best Wishes,

John.

Hello Peter,
what a beautiful
whar a colourful flower is this,
superb compo and presentation, rich vivid colours,
welldone and tfs,
regards,
Taner
:) later
sorry for delay

Hello Peter,

What an impact this wonderfully colourful mimulus makes!
Great capture!Well presented.
TFS, Joni

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